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Robert F. Kennedy's assassination records reveal various individuals' connections to the event.

STIRHAN B. SIRHIAN, the alleged assassin of Senator Robert Kennedy, was interviewed at his place of employment on October 10, 1968, and stated that he had actively worked in California during the primary campaign for Senator Robert Kennedy and was in Los Angeles at the time that Senator Kennedy was shot.

Miss TERESA CAROL ASH, a member of the late Senator ROBERT F. KENNEDY's campaign staff, was interviewed on October 10, 1968, and stated that she had been registered at the Ambassador Hotel but was transferred to the Chancellor Hotel on June 4, 1968, and was in the Embassy Ballroom when Senator Kennedy was shot.

GARY WAYNE DOTTERMAN, a volunteer advance man for Senator Robert Kennedy's campaign, was interviewed on October 7, 1968, and stated that he had been in the Embassy Room of the Ambassador Hotel on June 5, 1968, and had seen STIRHAN B. SIRHIAN being escorted through the lobby by police officers.

DONALD (DANIEL) JOSEPH DOWD, a member of Senator Robert Kennedy's campaign staff, was interviewed on September 26, 1968, and stated that he had seen an individual roaming around the Embassy Room on June 4, 1968, and described him as possibly Greek, Italian, or South American extraction.

JAMES CHARLES EVERS, Co-chairman of the Robert F. Kennedy for President Committee in Mississippi, was interviewed on September 26, 1968, and stated that he had campaigned for Senator Robert Kennedy in California during May and June 1968 and had held a victory rally in the Embassy Ballroom on June 4, 1968.

Robert Pitzegealrd, a cousin of Robert F. Kennedy, was in Los Angeles during the presidential campaign and had spent time with Senator Edward Kennedy on June 5, 1968, but did not have any first-hand knowledge about the assassination.

Norman Jacques, a Rhode Island state senator, was at the Ambassador Hotel on June 4, 1968, and witnessed the events surrounding Robert F. Kennedy's speech, stating that he saw two individuals dressed in institutional jackets near the stage but did not observe anything unusual.

Adrienne Leib, an assistant press secretary to the Mayor of Cleveland, reported a strange incident involving a man who called her room at 1:00 a.m. on June 4, 1968, claiming to need a razor before the Kennedy party arrived.

Bart Hachigan, credit manager of the Ambassador Hotel, stated that he could not identify anyone who made claims of being with Senator Robert F. Kennedy's campaign staff without paying their bill or making long-distance phone calls.

Frans Stalper, resident manager of the Ambassador Hotel, also stated that no one from the Kennedy party complained about a person making long-distance calls and then leaving without paying their bill.

John R. Lewis, former director for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, was asked by Earl Graves to assist Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign in New York State.

Baron H. Martin, an attorney for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, was a registered guest at the Ambassador Hotel and witnessed the events surrounding Robert F. Kennedy's speech but did not have any knowledge about the assassination.

Abba P. Schwartz, an unsalaried volunteer campaign worker for Senator Robert F. Kennedy, left the Embassy Room just before the shooting and returned to his hotel room where he ordered a sandwich and turned on the television set to see the commotion resulting from the shooting.

Schwanhild Von Heintscel, private secretary for Senator Robert F. Kennedy, was in an upstairs office handling work when she first heard about the shooting through a hot line from the press room.

Theresa K. Walston, a bookkeeper at Lord and Taylor Department Store, worked for Senator Robert F. Kennedy's primary campaign in California during May and June 1968 and handled the coordinator's office at the Wilshire Boulevard Headquarters on June 4, 1968, and went to the Ambassador Hotel where they heard about Senator Kennedy being shot.

These individuals' testimonies provide various perspectives on the events surrounding Robert F. Kennedy's assassination but do not reveal any conclusive evidence or connections to the event.

Key locations include:

* Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California
* Embassy Ballroom, Ambassador Hotel
* Embassy Room, Ambassador Hotel

Dates of significance include:

* June 4, 1968 (Senator Robert F. Kennedy shot at the Ambassador Hotel)
* October 7, 1968 (interviews with witnesses and staff members)

Events of note include:

* Coverage of Senator Robert F. Kennedy's speech at the Ambassador Hotel
* Shooting of Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel

RFK Declassified Files

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